Kwara

British

/ ˈkwɑːrə /

noun

a state of W Nigeria: mainly wooded savanna. Capital: Ilorin. Pop: 2 371 089 (2006). Area: 36 825 sq km (14 218 sq miles)

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Images from an AFP photographer in Offa, in neighbouring Kwara state, showed crumbled buildings with roofs caved in and belongings scattered among the wreckage.

From Barron's

Information has been slow to trickle out of the countryside in northwestern Sokoto state and neighbouring Kwara state, which the Nigerian government said late Friday was hit in the strikes.

From Barron's

"Debris from expended munitions fell in Jabo, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, and in Offa, Kwara State," Idris said, adding that no civilians were injured.

From Barron's

All those taken in the Kwara and Kebbi attacks have since been freed.

From BBC

Tinubu credited security forces with obtaining the release of 24 Muslim students who were kidnapped from a school in Kebbi state on Nov. 17, as well as the release of 38 worshipers kidnapped from a church service in Kwara state on Nov. 18.

From The Wall Street Journal

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